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of Sunderland, maker of a range of marine and industrial paints. | of Sunderland, maker of a range of marine and industrial paints. | ||
c.1907 Company incorporated<ref>The Times, May 30, 1968</ref> - presumably Alex. Cameron and Sons | |||
1936 Notice concerning the estate of the late Mr. ALEXANDER CAMERON, Deceased, late of "Wodencroft," Linden Road, Gosforth, in the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Managing Director of Alex. Cameron & Sons Ltd., of Camrex House, Sunderland, Paint and Grease Manufacturers and General Merchants.<ref>London Gazette 3 March 1936</ref> | |||
1951 Products: | |||
* '''Camrex''' - Non oxidising paint.<br> | |||
* '''Camerine''' - Deep tank paint.<br> | |||
* '''Camlac''' - Marine enamel paint.<br> | |||
* '''Cameron's''' - Ships bottom compositions.<br> | |||
1959 Death of Percy Blumer Cameron, chairman and managing director of Camrex Paints<ref>The Times Feb 03, 1959</ref> | 1959 Death of Percy Blumer Cameron, chairman and managing director of Camrex Paints<ref>The Times Feb 03, 1959</ref> | ||
1966 Incorporation as public company '''Camrex (Holdings)''' Ltd, previously | 1966 Incorporation as public company '''Camrex (Holdings)''' Ltd, previously Alex Cameron and Sons<ref>The Times, May 03, 1966</ref>. Agreed to market specialised coatings developed by [[Rolls-Royce]]<ref>The Times, May 09, 1966</ref> | ||
1978 The son and grandson of the founder were removed from their positions as directors of the company and new chairman and chief executive were appointed<ref>The Times, Oct 10, 1978</ref> | |||
1980 As the climax to internal arguments, a former chairman tried to remove his successor. | 1980 As the climax to internal arguments, a former chairman tried to remove his successor. | ||
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[[Category: Town - Sunderland]] | [[Category: Town - Sunderland]] | ||
[[Category: Paints, Dyes and Varnishes]] | [[Category: Paints, Dyes and Varnishes]] | ||
[[Category: Chemicals and Lubricants]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:59, 26 May 2017
of Sunderland, maker of a range of marine and industrial paints.
c.1907 Company incorporated[1] - presumably Alex. Cameron and Sons
1936 Notice concerning the estate of the late Mr. ALEXANDER CAMERON, Deceased, late of "Wodencroft," Linden Road, Gosforth, in the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Managing Director of Alex. Cameron & Sons Ltd., of Camrex House, Sunderland, Paint and Grease Manufacturers and General Merchants.[2]
1951 Products:
- Camrex - Non oxidising paint.
- Camerine - Deep tank paint.
- Camlac - Marine enamel paint.
- Cameron's - Ships bottom compositions.
1959 Death of Percy Blumer Cameron, chairman and managing director of Camrex Paints[3]
1966 Incorporation as public company Camrex (Holdings) Ltd, previously Alex Cameron and Sons[4]. Agreed to market specialised coatings developed by Rolls-Royce[5]
1978 The son and grandson of the founder were removed from their positions as directors of the company and new chairman and chief executive were appointed[6]
1980 As the climax to internal arguments, a former chairman tried to remove his successor.
1983 Hawley Group held 28.5 percent of the shares which it sold to Ruberoid Co which then acquired Camrex[7]
1985 Canadian Pacific brought a suit against Camrex over the treatment of 4 ships in 1979[8]. Ruberoid closed the British company but the subsidiary company in the Netherlands would continue to paint ships and might win contracts from British yards[9]